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• New Jersey looks at 'yes means yes' college policy
• Anxious Ferguson waits for grand jury's decision
• Flooding could follow heavy snow in western New York
• Boy with fake gun dies after shot by Ohio officer
• Ferguson tense ahead of grand jury decision
• Officer shoots boy holding fake gun at rec center
• Putin says Russia is not isolated over Ukraine crisis: TASS
• Former DC Mayor Marion Barry dies at 78
• Afghan parliament approves US, NATO agreements
• Former DC Mayor Marion Barry dies at 78
• Cleanup on, flood threat looms after huge N.Y. snow
• Reports: Ferguson grand jury still undecided, reconvening Monday
• St. Louis County fortifies police headquarters before Ferguson grand jury ruling

New Jersey looks at 'yes means yes' college policy Posted: 23 Nov 2014 01:03 PM PST You think the attractive woman at the party who has been chatting you up all night is ready to take things to the next level. She seems to be throwing all the right signals.

Anxious Ferguson waits for grand jury's decision Posted: 23 Nov 2014 12:31 PM PST By Daniel Wallis and Ellen Wulfhorst FERGUSON, Mo. (Reuters) - After a fourth straight night of low-level protests in Ferguson, Missouri, anxious residents still did not know on Sunday when a grand jury would return a decision on whether to charge a white policeman who shot an unarmed black teen to death this summer. It appeared that the St. Louis suburb, which has become a flashpoint for U.S. race relations since Officer Darren Wilson killed 18-year-old Michael Brown on Aug. 9, would have to wait until at least Monday and perhaps longer for an announcement. ...

Flooding could follow heavy snow in western New York Posted: 23 Nov 2014 10:03 AM PST Emergency workers filled thousands of sandbags on Sunday as the area around Buffalo, New York braced for potential flooding as warming temperatures began to melt up to seven feet of snow.

Boy with fake gun dies after shot by Ohio officer Posted: 23 Nov 2014 09:15 AM PST A 12-year-old boy brandishing what turned out to be a fake gun is dead after being shot by a Cleveland police officer.

Ferguson tense ahead of grand jury decision Posted: 23 Nov 2014 08:59 AM PST FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Crews erected barricades around the building where a grand jury has been considering whether to indict the Ferguson police officer who shot and killed Michael Brown, even as a grand jury decision seemed unlikely this weekend.

Officer shoots boy holding fake gun at rec center Posted: 23 Nov 2014 07:54 AM PST Police say a 12-year-old boy brandishing what turned out to be a fake gun at a Cleveland recreation center was shot and wounded by a responding officer.

Putin says Russia is not isolated over Ukraine crisis: TASS Posted: 23 Nov 2014 03:49 AM PST MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin denied Moscow would be isolated internationally over the Ukraine crisis and said Russia's economy would not be the only one to suffer from Western sanctions and falls in oil prices and the rouble. The United States and the European Union have imposed sanctions on Russia over its annexation of Ukraine's Crimean peninsula and its backing for separatists in the east opposed to Kiev's rule. "We understand the fatality of an 'Iron Curtain' for us," Putin was quoted as saying the TASS news agency in an interview published on Sunday. ...

Former DC Mayor Marion Barry dies at 78 Posted: 23 Nov 2014 01:05 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Divisive and flamboyant, maddening and beloved, Marion Barry outshone every politician in the 40-year history of District of Columbia self-rule. But for many, his legacy was not defined by the accomplishments and failures of his four terms as mayor and long service on the D.C. Council.

Afghan parliament approves US, NATO agreements Posted: 23 Nov 2014 12:49 AM PST KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan's parliament approved agreements Sunday with the U.S. and NATO allowing international troops to remain in the country past the end of this year amid a renewed offensive by Taliban militants.

Former DC Mayor Marion Barry dies at 78 Posted: 23 Nov 2014 12:01 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Former District of Columbia Mayor Marion Barry, whose four terms were overshadowed by his 1990 arrest after being caught on videotape smoking crack cocaine, died Sunday morning. He was 78.

Cleanup on, flood threat looms after huge N.Y. snow Posted: 22 Nov 2014 06:35 PM PST BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Beth Bragg's home was spared the worst of a lake-effect storm that buried parts of the Buffalo area under more than 7 feet of snow. But she was still out first-thing Saturday with her shovel — along with hundreds of other volunteers.

Reports: Ferguson grand jury still undecided, reconvening Monday Posted: 22 Nov 2014 03:35 PM PST The 12-member panel is still reviewing the shooting death of Michael Brown

St. Louis County fortifies police headquarters before Ferguson grand jury ruling Posted: 22 Nov 2014 01:23 PM PST On Saturday, grand jury watch started to feel more like a hurricane watch here in the heart of St. Louis County. Workers scrambled Saturday morning to barricade police headquarters and other government buildings, residents grabbed supplies at a corner store and some shop owners finished boarding up windows.

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